Rafael Nadal has decided to withdraw from Wimbledon due to an abdominal injury.
The Spaniard was scheduled to play Nick Kyrgios in the semi-final on Friday.
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Nadal received treatment on the injury during his quarterfinal against Taylor Fritz on Wednesday but pushed through the pain to win in five sets.
We're sad to see it end this way, @RafaelNadal
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— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 7, 2022
He practised at Wimbledon away from the media earlier on Thursday.
Kyrgios will play Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in Sunday’s final.
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Nadal had won the first two majors of the season for the first time in 2022 and was on course for a calendar Grand Slam before he was forced to pull out.
